JackieE wrote:
I put a chain in his mouth and we went to the arena, NOT to his stall, and I longed him in a tiny circle, and he got to understand what "whoa" meant.

You lunged a horse with a chain in it's mouth?!
Thank god I don't board at a place like that and someone pull a stunt like that. I'd be out for blood!


My no-go's would be rearers. Quite possibly one of the most dangerous things to try and fix, and I never want to deal with a horse flipping backwards with me. Bucking, I can deal with.
Another of mine I just hate dealing with are those horses that can't be ridden alone because they'll keep calling, freaking out and ignoring you to a dangerous point.

But my biggest are the super intense spookers. The ones where they could've seen that boulder for 3 years but now suddenly it's a horse-eater and they freak out. Or when they spook for absolutely no reason. Or even worse, those spookers that loose their mind and just bolt. I can handle a snort, an eyeroll and/or stepping sideways. But not a flat-out take off.

And lastly, horses that can't/won't pick up their feet over jumps. I used to partboard a mare who would jump with her legs barely picked up - her knees would face the dirt! She catch poles and everything so many times it was becoming dangerous to jump her. It was ridiculous but her owner kept jumping her. I ended that part-boarding not too long after.


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